Definition of 'glean'. Word Frequency. glean (gliËn ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense gleans , present participle gleaning , past tense , past participle gleaned. verb. If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly.
THE Netherlands is a country. It lies in western Europe and is a kingdom. Beatrix is Queen and is be-widowed from her husband Prince Claus of the Netherlands Her son is â¦Prince Willem Alexander, he will be king as soon as his mother decides to step down the throne.
1 LOCATION AND SIZE. The Netherlands (formerly also known as Holland) is located in Western Europe between Belgium and Germany, bordering the North Sea. With an area of about 41,526 square kilometers (16,033 square miles), the country is slightly less than twice the size of the state of New Jersey.he North Sea coastline of the Netherlands consists mostly of dunes. The low-lying sandy dunes of the northwestern coastline were created by the action of wind and water. In some areas, they are nearly 30 meters (100 feet) high. Further south, the major rivers flow into the North Sea and form the delta region.